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Research Interests
Adult learning and development
Equity and Social Justice in education and the workplace Immigration and learning Welfare reform and women's economic development Women of the Diaspora |
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Editorial Positions
Editor (2008 - ). Adult Learning Editorial Board Member (2006 - ). New Horizons in Adult Education Editor (2006 - 2007). International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education Co-Editor (2005 - 2008). Adult Learning Co-Editor (2005 - 2006). New Horizons in Adult Education Editorial Board Member (2002 - 2005). Adult Learning Consulting Editor (2001 - ). Adult Education Quarterly |
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Publications*
1. Alfred, V. M., & Nafukho, F. M. (in press). International and comparative examination of adult and continuing education. A handbook of adult and continuing education. 2. Alfred, M. V. (2009). Diversity, culture, and human performance in work organizations. In V. Wang & K. King (Eds). Global human performance and training. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. 3. Bonner, F., Alfred, M., Lewis, C., Nave, F. & Frizell, S. (2009). Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and academically gifted Black students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM): Discovering the alchemy for success. Journal of Urban Education: Focus on Enrichment, 6(1), 122-136 4. Alfred, M. V. (2009). Transnational identities and instructional design in adult education. In V. Wang (Ed.). Curriculum development for adult learners in global community. Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing. 5. Alfred, M. V. (2008). A Sociocultural Approach to Adult Literacy Education. Perspectives: New York Journal of Adult Learning (6)2, 41-48. 6. Alfred, M. V. (2008). Immigrant Women of Color Explore Identity and Place in US Academe. Perspectives: New York Journal of Adult Learning, 7 (1), 25-42. 7. Alfred, M. V. (2007). Journey to adult education: A brief autobiography. In K. B. Armstrong, L. W. Nabb, & A. P. Czech (Eds.), North American adult educators: Phyllis M. Cunningham archive of quintessential autobiographies for the twenty-first century. Chicago, IL: Discovery Association Publishing House. 8. Alfred, M. V., & Martin, L. G. (2007). The development of economic self-sufficiency among former welfare recipients: Lessons from Wisconsin’s welfare to work program. International Journal of Training and Development (11)1, 2-19. 9. Alfred, M. V. (2007). Welfare reform and Black women’s economic development. Adult Education Quarterly (57)4, 293-311. 10. Alfred, M. V. (2006). Race, politics, and economic self-sufficiency in a culture of welfare reform. In S. Merriam, B. Courtenay, & R. Cervero,(Eds.), Global issues and adult education: Perspectives from Latin America, Southern Africa, and the United States (pp. 106-117). San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass. Show All
* Publication was joint-authored with students |
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College of Education and Human Development Grants and Contracts (Current)
The Barbara Bush Fellowships at TCALL. Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy (Private) 2009/07/01 - 2010/06/30 Total Funding: 100,000. First Lady's Family Literacy Technical Assistance Project. Barbara Bush Texas Fund (Private) 2008/09/01 - 2010/08/31 Total Funding: 100,270. Adult Literacy Statewide Clearinghouse Project. TEA (State) 2008/07/01 - 2010/06/30 Total Funding: 2,620,000. Education Research Project: An Empirical Investigation of the Success Factors Impacting African American Students in Engineering and Technology at Historically Black Universities. NSF (Federal) 2007/06/01 - 2010/05/31 Total Funding: 558,633. |
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Courses Taught
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EAHR Faculty
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EAHR Staff
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